LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries — an effort that comes after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s previous use of tariffs by declaring an economic emergency. But U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, in a Wednesday call with reporters, said he didn’t want to prejudge the outcome of the process. Greer described the trade frameworks as standing on their own and suggested they were separate from the new investigation. The administration is also rolling out a Section 301 investigation to ban the importing of goods made by forced labor. The Commerce Department has separate trade investigations under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act.

Source: Huffington Post March 12, 2026 13:32 UTC